On this page, we go over several of the most frequently asked questions regarding
Arms Warrior in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.
This will be updated as more common repeated questions surface over the course
of the expansion.

1. Should I Worry About Rage?

Yes. Until you reach the execute phase, ensuring you do not starve so much
that you are unable to cast Mortal Strike on cooldown will help
maintain consistent damage and the Mastery: Deep Wounds debuff. In
practice, this is a minor concern and does not take much in the way of
micro-management. When using Test of Might however, your filler
abilities can be delayed until you are over 60 Rage, in order to pool Rage
for more ability use during Colossus Smash.

2. Should I Only Use Mortal Strike During Execute?

Mortal Strike only outweighs the higher base damage per rage of
Execute when you have two stacks of Overpower with
Dreadnaught talented. This is largely due to the Rage refund of
Execute allowing more global cooldowns and, therefore, more Tactician
procs throughout the Execute phase.

3. What Piece of Gear is Better?

Due to the number of variables involved, the typical answer is to simulate
it for better accuracy. Between gear, set bonuses, trinkets, Azerite traits, and
sometimes even talents, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all,
especially with the advent of Azerite Armor creating many more permutations
between otherwise similar Arms Warriors.

The only exception to this rule is when a specific fight dictates a certain
set of optimal talents and gear pieces that enhance their strength. If you are
curious about what kind of setup to go for a specific fight,
WarcraftLogs.com's rankings and
statistics are a good place to see what others are doing.

We have a guide on how to sim yourself here:

4. How Much of Each Stat Should I Have?

More is better, there are no major breakpoints or limits to worry about,
and in most cases, the amount of any one stat is less important than the raw
amount of total stats. This is another situation in which simming your
available gear will be more accurate than any generic answer.

5. Changelog

This guide has been written by Archimtiros,
the Warrior class theorycrafter, and one of the best DPS Warriors in the world,
who raids in Infinity. You can
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